Green Options » Apple http://greenoptions.com/tag/apple Posts tagged 'Apple' Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:13:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Bill Gates Forced to Support GMO’s (cartoon) http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/27/bill-gates-forced-to-support-gmos-cartoon/ http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/27/bill-gates-forced-to-support-gmos-cartoon/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:13:52 +0000 Joe Mohr http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/27/bill-gates-forced-to-support-gmos-cartoon/ Mean Joe Green #77: Bill Gates Forced to Support GMO’s

I think Bill may be a bit confused about Apple’s success…

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]]> http://redgreenandblue.org/2009/10/27/bill-gates-forced-to-support-gmos-cartoon/feed/ Community Colleges: Disappearing Shop Classes and Green Technology http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/10/19/community-colleges-disappearing-shop-classes-and-green-technology/ http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/10/19/community-colleges-disappearing-shop-classes-and-green-technology/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:39:31 +0000 Fred Etcheverry http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/10/19/community-colleges-disappearing-shop-classes-and-green-technology/

In my last post, “Soulcraft and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance The Demise of Shop Classes,” I discussed Matthew B. Crawford’s recent book, Shop Class as Soulcraft, in which he examines the consequences of the disappearance of high school shop.

Crawford acknowledges that community colleges to some extent are able to “salvage” the lack of high school shop. This is certainly true as you may read in my post, “Green Technology at Your Community College.” CCs are providing an essential service to the workforce. Government studies show that the highest paying jobs, especially green jobs, will come from the CCs. ( Jessica Milano and Conor McKay at the Democratic Leadership Council. San Jose Mercury News.)

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]]> http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/10/19/community-colleges-disappearing-shop-classes-and-green-technology/feed/ Alkaline Eating for Better Body Chemistry, PH Levels, and Overall Health http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/10/15/alkaline-eating-for-better-body-chemistry-ph-levels-and-overall-health/ http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/10/15/alkaline-eating-for-better-body-chemistry-ph-levels-and-overall-health/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:43:11 +0000 Lucille Chi http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/10/15/alkaline-eating-for-better-body-chemistry-ph-levels-and-overall-health/

Going to a body and nutrition expert with my husband is one of the best things we’ve done for ourselves. What was the key take away? Warning! Turn Alkaline!

Turn Alkaline? Are we magicians? Well according to biochemists we are! You can change your body chemistry with what you eat!

Chemicals have seeped into foods, air, and water, which in turn lower our system’s ability to control the chemistry of our body fluids, increasing illness and chronic disease.

The sad fact is that most food consumption in the wealthiest nations has shifted from nutritious raw foods to low nutritional value processed foods and we need to shift it back. Now that our total biological terrain is at risk, we urgently need to do some clean up by shifting our body chemistry back to the raw, organic foods it was designed to function on as we’ve evolved.

Below I’ve listed out a quick list of the good foods (alkaline) to treat your body to often…

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]]> http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/10/15/alkaline-eating-for-better-body-chemistry-ph-levels-and-overall-health/feed/ An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away (Recipes Included) http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/10/11/an-apple-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-away-recipes/ http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/10/11/an-apple-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-away-recipes/#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:02:59 +0000 Zachary Shahan http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/10/11/an-apple-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-away-recipes/

Apples are not only delicious and an easy snack, but also very healthy in numerous ways. What are the main benefits of eating apples? What are some great apple recipes?

Apples are a great source of dietary fiber. As a result, they are believed to reduce the risk of some cancers, they improve the functioning of the intestines, eliminate cholesterol from the digestive tract, cleanse the lungs and colon, and help to prevent and potentially cure appendicitis.

Apples are linked to a reduced risk of prostate cancer, stroke, asthma and Type 2 diabetes. Moreover, as Healing with Whole Foods reports, due to all the pectin apples contain, they can help to reduce blood cholesterol and remove toxic metals from the body such as lead and mercury. In addition, apples are also found to play a very beneficial role in cleansing the liver.

I love to eat apples with peanut butter. It’s one of my favorite breakfast combinations. But here are a couple of interesting apple recipes that go beyond my apple and peanut butter dish. Enjoy a rice casserole with apples or apple noodle pasta for lunch or dinner sometime!

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]]> http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/10/11/an-apple-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-away-recipes/feed/ Apple is Next to Leave US Chamber of Commerce, Forcefully http://ecoworldly.com/2009/10/07/apple-is-next-to-leave-us-chamber-of-commerce-forcefully/ http://ecoworldly.com/2009/10/07/apple-is-next-to-leave-us-chamber-of-commerce-forcefully/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:32:38 +0000 Zachary Shahan http://ecoworldly.com/2009/10/07/apple-is-next-to-leave-us-chamber-of-commerce-forcefully/

Following action by Nike, the nation’s leading utility company, and others, Apple resigned from the US Chamber of Commerce this week, and in force.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2009/10/07/apple-is-next-to-leave-us-chamber-of-commerce-forcefully/feed/ Is the U.S. Chamber of Commerce the “Voice of Business” on Environmental Issues? http://sustainablog.org/2009/10/07/is-the-us-chamber-of-commerce-the-voice-of-business-on-environmental-issues/ http://sustainablog.org/2009/10/07/is-the-us-chamber-of-commerce-the-voice-of-business-on-environmental-issues/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:56:34 +0000 Cindy Tickle http://sustainablog.org/2009/10/07/is-the-us-chamber-of-commerce-the-voice-of-business-on-environmental-issues/ Jeffrey Immelt (Chairman and C.E.O., General Electric), Jonathan Lash (President, World Resources Institute)

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce promotes itself as the “voice of business” by representing business ideas and interests in Washington.  Really?  If this is true, then why are so many businesses leaving the Chamber?  So far, high profile utility companies such as Exelon, Pacific Gas & Electric and PNM Resources have left the business association.  Apple recently sent a letter to the Chamber’s CEO, Tom Donahue, resigning their membership effective immediately.  It appears the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is doing an inadequate job of representing current business interests.  So what is all the defections and hoopla about?  Climate Change…

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]]> http://sustainablog.org/2009/10/07/is-the-us-chamber-of-commerce-the-voice-of-business-on-environmental-issues/feed/ Let Them Eat Pie: Easy Oat Apple Pie Recipe Celebrates Busy Fall Harvest http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/09/24/let-them-eat-pie-easy-oat-apple-pie-recipe-celebrates-busy-fall-harvest/ http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/09/24/let-them-eat-pie-easy-oat-apple-pie-recipe-celebrates-busy-fall-harvest/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:09:45 +0000 Lisa Kivirist http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/09/24/let-them-eat-pie-easy-oat-apple-pie-recipe-celebrates-busy-fall-harvest/

Apple harvest time arrives at the best and worst time on our Wisconsin farm and B&B, Inn Serendipity. As four bushels of apples sit on my front porch, I’m reminded of all those right reasons: the crisp flavor of fresh apples, appreciation of the harvest bounty and the tempting aroma of a pie baking in the oven.

Apple pies baking in the oven. That’s where I remember the “worst of time” mantra: apple season, like everything else on the farm this time of year, arrives during that crazy-busy, over-abundant time of year called “fall.” The final bounty of garden booty needs harvesting, along with a mile-long laundry list of farm chores that need wrapping up before the winter winds start to blow. Not ideal timing to be in the kitchen rolling piecrust. Actually, I can’t even see my counter top to roll a crust this time of year, as it is overloaded with tomatoes, zucchini and everything else in need of processing.

But don’t think this chaos of fall causes me to give up on pie making. The secret? Simplify the process. Our Inn Serendipity house favorite from our Edible Earth cookbook, Oat Apple Pie, serves up a good example of super simple pie making, as it doesn’t call for a rolled piecrust. Rather, the crust is pressed oatmeal dough, kind of like apples wrapped in a big, chewy oatmeal cookie. By rethinking the traditional pie model, you now have both cookies and pie wafting from the oven. Priceless.

Here’s the recipe, made from basic ingredients you probably have in your pantry right now. I easily adapt this for vegan B&B guests by substituting vegan margarine for the butter. This is also a great recipe for beginning pie-makers (and folks like myself with produce piling up on the counter) as there is no rolled crust.

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]]> http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/09/24/let-them-eat-pie-easy-oat-apple-pie-recipe-celebrates-busy-fall-harvest/feed/ (Free) Green iPhone Apps Reviewed. Part 1: Free Apps http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/31/green-iphone-apps-reviewed/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/31/green-iphone-apps-reviewed/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:25:00 +0000 Daniel Hohler http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/31/green-iphone-apps-reviewed/ iPhone Cap

Before I get into this topic, please read my article on cancer dedicated to someone special to me, each view constitutes a larger donation to cancer research. http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/27/help-me-fight-cancer/

The “green movement” is gaining some steam in the general public, and hey I am all for it.  As long as it doesn’t become a fad that fades away into a footnote like slap bracelets and Crocks. The Apple iPhone is the hottest smart phone going today, and with over 65,000 applications in the iTunes App Store and counting, the usefulness of this pocket device goes up all the time. This can only mean that there will be green apps on the iPhone, and of course there will be some clunkers. With all these apps floating around there must be some gems as well. I’ll give some apps a try and tell you what I think, so you, my loyal reader, doesn’t have to.

(Part 2: Paid Apps, will be coming soon, so check back at PlanetSave.com)

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/31/green-iphone-apps-reviewed/feed/ You Can Grow an Espalier Fruit Tree http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/06/21/you-can-grow-an-espalier-fruit-tree/ http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/06/21/you-can-grow-an-espalier-fruit-tree/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:00:33 +0000 John Chappell http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/06/21/you-can-grow-an-espalier-fruit-tree/

Do you love fresh, organic, local fruit, but lack the yard space, or even live in an urban environment with little room for growing?  You might want to consider growing an espalier fruit tree.  No, this isn’t some new exotic type of fruit, rather it is a method for growing trees in a hedge-like manner that enables people with even the smallest yards to be able to grow fruit trees.

The definition of espalier is “a trellis or framework on which the trunk and branches of fruit trees or shrubs are trained to grow in one plane”.

Essentially what it means is progressively pruning your tree to grow in a flat plane along a fence, side of a building, or existing hedge. This approach will take several years of continuous pruning as the tree grows, as well as yearly maintenance when you perform your winter pruning and late summer thinning, but will leave you with a space efficient tree that should produce an abundance of fresh fruit.

Imagine the possibilities!

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]]> http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/06/21/you-can-grow-an-espalier-fruit-tree/feed/ Electric Superbike Uses iPhone For Its Dashboard http://gas2.org/2009/06/09/electric-superbike-uses-iphone-for-its-dashboard/ http://gas2.org/2009/06/09/electric-superbike-uses-iphone-for-its-dashboard/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 13:42:35 +0000 Jerry James Stone http://gas2.org/2009/06/09/electric-superbike-uses-iphone-for-its-dashboard/

Apple fanboys might still be drooling from yesterday’s iPhone 3Gs announcement, but I bet they never saw this coming: an electric superbike with an iPhone for all its instrumentation!

Heck, I was happy to finally get MMS support!

The MotoCzysz E1pc is one of the many entries in the TTXGP race this Friday. How the iPhone is integrated into the bike is still a mystery but features like its native GPS will surely be used. And whether it wins or loses, it definitely gets points for creamy white geeky goodness.

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]]> http://gas2.org/2009/06/09/electric-superbike-uses-iphone-for-its-dashboard/feed/ Wheatless Wednesday: Fruit-Sweetened Pineapple Muffins Put the “Fluffy” Back in Gluten-Free http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/05/27/wheatless-wednesday-fruit-sweetened-pineapple-muffins-put-the-fluffy-back-in-gluten-free/ http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/05/27/wheatless-wednesday-fruit-sweetened-pineapple-muffins-put-the-fluffy-back-in-gluten-free/#comments Wed, 27 May 2009 19:02:36 +0000 Gina Munsey http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/05/27/wheatless-wednesday-fruit-sweetened-pineapple-muffins-put-the-fluffy-back-in-gluten-free/ Gluten Free MuffinsOf the adjectives used to describe gluten-free baked goods, the word “fluffy” rarely makes the cut.   Heavy,  solid, crumbly, dry — yes, any and all of those. Those of us living sans gluten have gotten used to the slice-and-toast routine when it comes to wheatless breads.  Fresh-out-of-the-oven-fluffy has all but vanished from our vocabulary. These fruit-sweetened beauties, though, change all of that.

For starters, the batter actually rose above and beyond the baking tin’s edge.  When’s the last time you remember anything gluten-free doing that? These muffins even manage to disguise shredded fruits and vegetables without coming anywhere near the dreaded dense description.

Goodbye flat, vaguely muffin-shaped globules.  It’s time to move on.

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]]> http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2009/05/27/wheatless-wednesday-fruit-sweetened-pineapple-muffins-put-the-fluffy-back-in-gluten-free/feed/ Microsoft Goes the Way of Apple: A New PC Retail Store Experience http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/13/microsoft-goes-the-way-of-apple-a-new-pc-retail-store-experience/ http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/13/microsoft-goes-the-way-of-apple-a-new-pc-retail-store-experience/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:46:15 +0000 Reenita Malhotra http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/13/microsoft-goes-the-way-of-apple-a-new-pc-retail-store-experience/

It’s official. Microsoft has announced its latest ‘Me-too’ venture to emulate its rival Apple:  a PC and Microsoft retail purchase experience for consumers worldwide through the development and opening of the company’s own retail stores.

David Porter, corporate vice president of Retail Stores, Microsoft.

Microsoft has hired David Porter to lead this effort. Porter was Vice President and general merchandise manager at  DreamWorks Animation in 2007. Prior to this, he spent 25 years at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in roles of increasing responsibility and seniority in store operations, merchandising and information technology.

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]]> http://inspiredeconomist.com/2009/02/13/microsoft-goes-the-way-of-apple-a-new-pc-retail-store-experience/feed/ How to Find Green Businesses with Your Phone http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/01/22/how-to-find-green-businesses-with-your-phone/ http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/01/22/how-to-find-green-businesses-with-your-phone/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:52:28 +0000 Paul Smith http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/01/22/how-to-find-green-businesses-with-your-phone/ GPS enabled phones such as the iPhone, Android, and Blackberry have made getting around so much easier, and in the case of geocaching, more fun. But what if you’re a green minded individual, in a city you’ve never been to before, or even in your own town, and want to know what businesses have got what you want?

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]]> http://ecopreneurist.com/2009/01/22/how-to-find-green-businesses-with-your-phone/feed/ Apple Refuses to Publish Sustainability Report http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/12/apple-refuses-to-publish-sustainability-report/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/12/apple-refuses-to-publish-sustainability-report/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:48:41 +0000 Ariel Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/12/apple-refuses-to-publish-sustainability-report/ apple

We recently applauded Apple for its new energy efficient 17″ MacBook, but news that the company wants to stifle shareholder requests to publish a Corporate Sustainability Report has overshadowed our praise.

The shareholder resolution was proposed by an environmental group called As You Sow, and asks for detailed information about toxins, recycling, greenhouse gases, and more. This past Wednesday, Apple’s board of directors asked shareholders to vote against the resolution.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/12/apple-refuses-to-publish-sustainability-report/feed/ New Macbook Pro Falls Short of Steve Jobs’ Green Promise http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/01/07/new-macbook-pro-falls-short-of-steve-jobs-green-promise/ http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/01/07/new-macbook-pro-falls-short-of-steve-jobs-green-promise/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:22:52 +0000 Alex Felsinger http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/01/07/new-macbook-pro-falls-short-of-steve-jobs-green-promise/

In October, Steve Jobs issued this statement in response to Greenpeace’s call to stop using toxic PVC plastic and brominated flame retardants:

Last year we announced the unprecedented goal of eliminating polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) from Apple products by the end of 2008. I’m proud to report that all of Apple’s new product designs are on track to meet our 2008 year-end goal.

As it turns out, Macworld came around and this promise has been broken. And Greenpeace is pissed.

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]]> http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/01/07/new-macbook-pro-falls-short-of-steve-jobs-green-promise/feed/ Apple Demonstrates Energy-Efficient MacBook Battery at MacWorld http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/07/apple-shows-off-efficient-macbook-battery-at-macworld/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/07/apple-shows-off-efficient-macbook-battery-at-macworld/#comments Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:44:17 +0000 Ariel Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/07/apple-shows-off-efficient-macbook-battery-at-macworld/ apple

Steve Jobs’ absence hasn’t prevented exciting things from happening at this week’s MacWorld Expo in San Francisco. This morning, Apple unveiled the new 17 inch MacBook Pro, complete with a new energy efficient lithium-polymer battery.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2009/01/07/apple-shows-off-efficient-macbook-battery-at-macworld/feed/ Dell vs. Apple, The Corporate Greenwash Wars http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/12/23/dell-vs-apple-the-corporate-greenwash-wars/ http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/12/23/dell-vs-apple-the-corporate-greenwash-wars/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:59:23 +0000 Jennifer Kaplan http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/12/23/dell-vs-apple-the-corporate-greenwash-wars/ Last week, Tom Lauria, Vice President, Communications for the International Bottled Water Association commented on a post about greenwash happening over at Nestle Waters where he accused me of being an anti-corporate type that hides behind ’saving the earth’ to bash businesses because I hate capitalism. My sense is that Tom, and quite possibly others, do not think there is any valid way to criticize green claims made by companies without being anti-corporate and anti-capitalist.

What about when a Dell Exec Knocks Apple’s Green Ads? Is Dell anti-corporate and anti-capitalist because it wants to set the record straight?  Dell is currently ranked No. 25 among the Fortune 500 companies and No. 88 in the Fortune Global 500. Since its pretty hard to be anti-corporate and anti-capitalist with those stats, maybe Dell is just calling it like it is.

And as business people, why should we complain about greenwash anyhow?

First, it is not anti-corporate and anti-capitalist to set the record straight on environmental achievements versus environmental distortion.  It is every business person’s—from the entrepreneur to the VP of communications at a Fortune 500 company—job to do just that so we do not dilute real environmental achievements.

Second, Bob Pearson, VP—Communities & Conversations at Dell said it well in his blog post:

“…companies who choose to lead have an obligation to be open and transparent. We have a responsibility to engage in dialogue about the environment, whether we agree or disagree with an individual person or group. It all contributes to the greater good.”

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]]> http://ecopreneurist.com/2008/12/23/dell-vs-apple-the-corporate-greenwash-wars/feed/ Apple vs. Dell: Which is Actually Greener? http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/22/apple-vs-dell-which-is-actually-greener/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/22/apple-vs-dell-which-is-actually-greener/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:23:47 +0000 Nick Douglas http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/22/apple-vs-dell-which-is-actually-greener/ If Dell’s VP of Communications is so critical of Apple’s green policies, a month after Apple bragged about their new recyclable, energy-efficient MacBooks, why didn’t he just say that Dell is greener? Is it because he’s humble, or becaus his job is to confuse people? Ha, sorry, that’s too mean. A PR man’s job is to lie. But sometimes he accidentally tells the truth.

While Dell still beats Apple in Greenpeace’s annual electronics report, Apple will catch up if they meet their targets over the next few years. Here’s how the two computer makers compare (according to Greenpeace) on energy efficiency, packaging, materials, and recycling.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/22/apple-vs-dell-which-is-actually-greener/feed/ Win $3,000 in a Green Gadget Design Contest http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/06/win-3000-in-a-green-gadget-design-contest/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/06/win-3000-in-a-green-gadget-design-contest/#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 08:28:21 +0000 Jerry James Stone http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/06/win-3000-in-a-green-gadget-design-contest/

You’ve done it.  I’ve done it. We’ve all squawked at the lack of green-ness current gadgets have to offer. In fact, Greenpeace has built an entire campaign around it.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2008/12/06/win-3000-in-a-green-gadget-design-contest/feed/ Greenpeace Releases Tenth Guide to Greener Electronics http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/25/greenpeace-releases-tenth-guide-to-greener-electronics/ http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/25/greenpeace-releases-tenth-guide-to-greener-electronics/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:09:05 +0000 Ariel Schwartz http://cleantechnica.com/2008/11/25/greenpeace-releases-tenth-guide-to-greener-electronics/ trash

It’s time once again for the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics, and the results are sobering. Despite plentiful attempts at greenwashing, most electronics companies are not making the changes necessary to significantly cut carbon emissions.

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